India was the fourth largest energy consumer in the world in 2011, topped only by the U.S., China and Russia, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's International Energy Outlook 2011.
The nation's energy consumption has grown at an annual rate of about 7 percent since 2000, even proving to be relatively resilient during the 2008 global financial crisis.
Risks to economic growth in India, which was the 10th-largest economy in the world in 2011, as measured by nominal GDP, include high debt levels, infrastructure deficiencies and political polarization between the country's two largest political parties.
The report also found that India and China will account for the biggest share of Asian energy demand growth through 2035.